EPA SETTLES WITH SPURLIN INDUSTRIES, INC. OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1995--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and announced today the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Spurlin Industries, Inc. of Panama City, Florida Panama City is a city located along U.S. Highway 98 in Bay County, Florida. It is the largest city between Pensacola, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida. It is the larger (population wise) of two principal cities of the Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law locate at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness. (EPCRA EPCRA Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act EPCRA Estes Park Chamber Resort Association (now Estes Park Chamber of Commerce; Estes Park, Colorado, USA) ). The Administrative Complaint alleges that the company failed to submit a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there ) and completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms for styrene for calendar years 1990-93 to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), and the Local Emergency Planning Committee Local Emergency Planning Committees are quasi-governmental bodies, generally at the county or municipal level, in the United States. They do not function in actual emergency situations, but attempt to have identified and catalogued potential hazards and all sorts of resources, (LEPC), and the local fire department with jurisdiction over the facility. Additionally, it is alleged that the company failed to submit reporting forms (Forms Rs) for styrene for calendar years 1990-92 and reporting forms for Acetone for calendar years 1991-92 to EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. and the Florida SERC. The Consent Agreement and Consent Order requires the company to pay a civil penalty of $10,646 to the U.S. Treasury and undertake and complete Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). The SEPs will include projects designed to decrease styrene emissions and exposure to workers, increase the awareness level of employees and local businesses regarding EPCRA requirements, evaluate the use of polyurea-based substitutes for styrene-based resins, and develop an environmental self-audit manual. The total cost of the SEPs is estimated at more than $90,000. EPCRA, in part, requires certain businesses to submit annual reports on the amounts, location, and potential effects of certain chemicals stored at their facilities and the total amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment, either accidentally or as a result of routine plant operations. These reports provide communities with information to prepare for and respond to emergencies involving hazardous compounds. CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ezequiel Velez, 404/347-1033, ext. 6967 Carl Terry, 404/347-3004, ext. 6755 |
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